Toward the end of 2026, the Joy Trip Project was honored to host a small gathering of Black outdoor community leaders at the YMCA of Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado. After a long and challenging year, each member of this cohort needed an opportunity to retreat, relax and reflect upon their efforts to make the natural world a welcoming and accessible environment for everyone. ...
The Joy Trip Project is excited to announce the latest recipient of the Parks Paid Forward National Park Pass. Congratulations to Annabell Stimmel! ...
At the Outside Festival James Edward Mills of the Joy Trip Project spoke with three National Park Service leaders, Sally Jewell, David Vela and Chuck Sams...
Two extraordinary leaders, Betty Reid Soskin and Robert Stanton, have dedicated their lives to making sure those stories reflect the full breadth of the American experience so that we never forget. Today we celebrate their Birthdays!...
As a consultant for the Wisconsin Historical Society, I am putting my UC Berkeley Anthropology degree to good use. Over the past year I’ve been helping to curate a gallery of displays for the new Wisconsin History Center called Human Landscapes. In between a variety of different projects in collaboration with the National Park Service and National Geographic, I have offered a few suggestions on how to tell a comprehensive story of American history that dates back more than 100 million years....
When National Geographic Expeditions invited me to be the expert on this tour, that began in Yellowstone National Park, I naturally jumped at the opportunity. ...
